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A shelf com­pany is a com­pany that has already been foun­ded but is not yet act­ive and is just wait­ing to be taken over. It enables a quick start as all the legal form­al­it­ies have already been com­pleted. Simply buy it, rename it and get star­ted straight away! Ideal for a quick busi­ness start.

The main reason for pur­chas­ing a shelf com­pany is the abil­ity to act imme­di­ately, exclud­ing per­sonal liab­il­ity, espe­cially if a con­tract or prop­erty acquis­i­tion is immin­ent and there is there­fore not enough time for the com­pany to be foun­ded. In the area of M&A, flex­ib­il­ity plays a par­tic­u­larly import­ant role.

Yes, shelf com­pan­ies are fully leg­ally secure. They are already entered in the com­mer­cial register and have ful­filled all legal require­ments. As they have not yet been act­ive, there are no leg­acy issues or legal prob­lems. How­ever, a small check after the pur­chase is recom­men­ded.

When you book start­bereit ser­vice, you will receive all the neces­sary doc­u­ments to ensure that everything is in order. You also have access to the com­mer­cial register to check the company’s his­tory.

In a glance: A shelf com­pany is newly formed, unused, and ready for imme­di­ate deploy­ment. It has no oper­a­tional his­tory, no pre­vi­ous activ­it­ies, and no liab­il­it­ies, mak­ing it an ideal choice for a quick and uncom­plic­ated start. In con­trast, a shell com­pany comes with a history—it has been act­ive in the past and may carry leg­acy bur­dens, such as pre­vi­ous busi­ness activ­it­ies or exist­ing liab­il­it­ies. This makes thor­ough due dili­gence essen­tial when con­sid­er­ing a shell com­pany to identify any poten­tial risks or oblig­a­tions. Shelf com­pan­ies are spe­cific­ally cre­ated for imme­di­ate sale. Since they have never been act­ive, they are entirely new, free of liab­il­it­ies, and unen­cumbered by any past com­mit­ments.

When pur­chas­ing a shelf com­pany, it is cru­cial that the share cap­ital is fully paid. The seller should guar­an­tee that the com­pany has been prop­erly foun­ded and does not have any inher­ited liab­il­it­ies or encumbered assets. With our shelf com­pan­ies, you are on the safe side: they are 100% leg­ally com­pli­ant, foun­ded in Ber­lin, have an impec­cable his­tory and the share cap­ital is fully paid. You can start your busi­ness with peace of mind.

By pur­chas­ing a shelf com­pany, you are able to act imme­di­ately without the risk of per­sonal liab­il­ity. You avoid the time-con­sum­ing incor­por­a­tion pro­cess and remain flex­ible until the last moment. You receive the bank account dir­ectly with the pur­chase and it is yours as soon as you suc­cess­fully pass the veri­fic­a­tion pro­cess at Ber­liner Volks­bank.

When found­ing a GmbH on your own, it is pos­sible to ini­tially deposit only €12,500 in share cap­ital instead of the full €25,000 required for a shelf com­pany. While this approach reduces upfront cap­ital require­ments, it res­ults in addi­tional effort and higher costs for not­ar­ies, law­yers, and tax advisors. Moreover, per­sonal liab­il­ity remains in place until the full share cap­ital has been paid. In sum­mary: less cap­ital tied up, but sig­ni­fic­antly more risk, time and effort required for the incor­por­a­tion pro­cess.

The pur­chase price depends on the legal form of the shelf com­pany. You can find an over­view above. A GmbH with fully paid-up cap­ital of 25,000 euros costs 28,500 euros. A UG with paid-up cap­ital of 1,000 euros costs 2,900 euros. There are no fur­ther costs from our side. How­ever, not­ary and court costs are added to the pur­chase price.

We offer super fast found­ing in just a few days — com­pletely paper­less! Even though we are still new on the mar­ket, we guar­an­tee full legal cer­tainty and work with reli­able part­ners such as Ber­liner Volks­bank. You also get a busi­ness account that is free of charge for the first three months. We take care of everything, includ­ing open­ing a bank account.